Pre-order open for Cashmere Crewnecks and Rugbys
It was wonderful to see the response to the first pre-order a couple of weeks ago , for the Donegal coats and Indulgent Cardigans. The camelhair and dark-grey Donegal coats in particular have almost sold out (we only have a certain amount of cloth o...
Pre-order open for Cashmere Crewnecks and Rugbys
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Yea exactly...
Pre-order open on Donegals and Indulgent cardigans
The pre-order period starts today for two PS products: the Donegal raglan-sleeved overcoat and the 12-ply cashmere piece we call the Indulgent Shawl-Collar Cardigan . The point of doing a pre-order is that it enables us to offer more colours and mor...
Pre-order open on Donegals and Indulgent cardigans
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Thank you Jonathan, that's kind, and any other help do please shout...
The versatility of the camel coat
The pre-order for the PS Donegal coats, including this one, will open on Monday. Details in an article then. Instinctively, you wouldn't think a camel-coloured coat (whether actual camelhair or not) would be that versatile. It's not the business s...
The versatility of the camel coat
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My dream bespoke commission was always a DB camel polo coat since the 90s when it was last trending in the pages of GQ. I finally had one made 3 years ago in the perfect baby camelhair from Columbo. I live in a tropical ...
Spring/Summer 25 on the Permanent Style shop
Hello lovely readers, Here’s our regular update on what’s coming into the PS Shop over the next few months. There are one or two new things, but mostly restocks and new colours in the existing, popular pieces. Feel free to ask any and a...
Spring/Summer 25 on the Permanent Style shop
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I'd still say M, sounds like you're pretty similar to me and that's what I wear. It will grow a little bit too...
Packing for travelling between seasons: cold then...
When I travelled to Thailand last month, I had a slightly different packing challenge to usual: in London it was eight degrees (celsius) with cold drizzle; in Bangkok it was 30 degrees and balmy. Now I wouldn’t be outside in the UK that long ...
Packing for travelling between seasons: cold then...
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Mark G what down vest do you recommend? this is something i never owned...
Simon’s sizing advice (winter)
Every six months, I forget what it’s like to run the pop-up shops. They’re only four days each (London and New York) but they’re so intense, just talking to people non-stop for eight hours, giving advice and fetching sizes. I don&r...
Simon’s sizing advice (winter)
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Will do Alexander...
Hermes Sac a Depeches: How Great Things Age
We haven’t one of these for a while – the last was Lucas’s canvas bag from Charlie Borrow – so I thought it would be good to do one on a recent acquisition of mine. I loved Lucas’s bag; I even pr...
Hermes Sac a Depeches: How Great Things Age
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It's their Barenia leather Thomas. That's the type and the colour. Togo leather doesn't darken with age or create any variety of colour like you see here. Some people like that, some don't. And thank you!...
Denim and tweed: My Scotland travel capsule
I usually find packing for work trips quite straightforward. I know what I’ll be doing, in what kinds of places, and therefore what clothing will be appropriate. The challenge is smaller things like a summer jacket that will go with both tailo...
Denim and tweed: My Scotland travel capsule
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Remarkable photo album. I instantly found myself inspired to cavort through the Highlands with a healthy selection of tweeds at the ready....
What does a green shirt (and a brown stripe) go w...
I really love playing with new colours in clothing. It’s like a fun little exercise in how much you know about what goes with what - how far you’ve come in your menswear journey. Yet at the same time, I also find it consistently throws ...
What does a green shirt (and a brown stripe) go w...
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Oh, many many years joners. I honestly don't think you'll notice any difference in that respect at all...
Introducing: The Court Jacket
*Care update: The Court Jacket can be wiped down on the outside to deal with any dirt, dust etc. It can also be hand-washed to deal with any perspiration over time. Hand wash in warm water and hang to dry. For the new collaboration this Autumn, I w...
Introducing: The Court Jacket
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Many thanks, Simon and Markus!...
The Suede Overshirt made-to-order programme
The Suede Overshirt in tobacco has recently been restocked on PS, having sold out quickly back in the spring. But we’re also going to try a made-to-order programme, as the makers Rifugio are happy to make in small numbers. The idea is that re...
The Suede Overshirt made-to-order programme
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We can try and do so later, yes. We'd certainly do so in advance of repeating this offer later in the year...
Introducing: The dark navy Donegal
For our new iteration of the Donegal coat, I wanted to create a version that was the easiest possible colour, weight and pattern to wear. Readers ask so much about versatility - about having one good coat - so I knew making something that could be s...
Introducing: The dark navy Donegal
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Thank you. Like I said, I have more pictures, like this one. I could take another, if you have a suggestion how it might be more visible?...
The Wax Walker: How Great Things Age
At the beginning of the year, I asked readers if they had a Wax Walker we could feature as part of our ‘Dry January’ project. We were focusing on how things age and become more beautiful with wear, and wax jackets are particularly nice i...
The Wax Walker: How Great Things Age
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Yes, you can certainly wipe it down with water and soap if it gets dirty. It's great for that. I'd say a 4 probably rather than a 3, but I would also suggest looking at the measurements and comparing them to something yo...
London pop-up(s)! Details for the two events, plu...
It’s taken us longer to get the London pop-up shop organised this year, largely because Savile Row and its environs are now increasingly filled up. But we finally have confirmation, and I can announce that we will be in our old space at 20 Sav...
London pop-up(s)! Details for the two events, plu...
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Hey Dan - no photos this time I'm afraid, as we didn't do drinks and so on. Next time though definitely!...
Bryceland’s made-to-measure jacket: Review
Hello! This is my made-to-measure jacket from Bryceland’s in London, in the Fox/Permanent Style tweed . It’s rather good - not the absolute best MTM fit I've had but solid, with more importantly great style, and significantly, a bespoke ...
Bryceland’s made-to-measure jacket: Review
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hi i will go with that. Thanks...
The Rider’s Raincoat is back, in new beige and re...
The weather definitely turned in London last week. All of a sudden there was knitwear around, and raincoats. The first day it was cold and rainy - Wednesday - we had five questions on different articles asking about the best macs. Happy to help on ...
The Rider’s Raincoat is back, in new beige and re...
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Thanks David. Not sure about that one myself, but still like the overall suggestion...
Reviving the navy chalk-stripe suit: Ciardi DB in...
In the past few months on Permanent Style, we’ve shown a few outfits that are a little more unusual than perhaps typical: a notch or two further along the subtle/showy scale . The Art du Lin suit at Pitti probably falls into that category, as...
Reviving the navy chalk-stripe suit: Ciardi DB in...
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I think I'd leave it up to them and you're feeling when you try it Callum, rather than try and pre-judge it...
Autumn/Winter 2024 on the PS Shop
Hello lovely readers, Here’s our regular update on what’s coming into the PS Shop over the next few months. We’ve included the information we have, but feel free to ask questions if you have them, as chances are someone else is th...
Autumn/Winter 2024 on the PS Shop
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Next year now...
Introducing: The Permanent Style collection at Fox
When I visited T&G Caraceni in Rome last year, a particular bolt of vintage cloth caught my eye. It was a brown-and-black houndstooth tweed, mid-weight but densely woven (as a lot of that vintage tweed tends to be). Unfortunately only 1.5m ...
Introducing: The Permanent Style collection at Fox
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Simon, Very helpful, thank you! Best, Robert...
I’m going on holiday (again)
Back in the Easter holidays, Manish kindly took over Permanent Style for a week, so I could completely switch off and spend time with the family. That seemed to work well, both because the site didn't explode and because a few readers seemed to appr...
I’m going on holiday (again)
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No, sorry JC. We only do pre-orders for a couple of items each year, as a way to offer different colours or sizes. We run a waiting list instead...
Friday Polos, Linen Overshirts and T-shirts: The ...
There are quite a few things to catch up on with regards to PS products, and it feels like readers have quite a few questions too, given the number that have come up in comments. So it might be good to have all of those answered in one place. First,...
Friday Polos, Linen Overshirts and T-shirts: The ...
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No I think it would be fine, the Alden isn't a strong shade which helps...
The Casual Style Guide back in stock
I swear, we didn't try to create any of this hype. The Casual Style Guide, the book Jamie Ferguson and I published in March, was just popular. Particularly with wholesale accounts - menswear shops around the world - who bought up much of the stock b...
The Casual Style Guide back in stock
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Ha! Lovely to hear Aaron, and feel free to carry on asking questions here....
Introducing: Japanese denim shirts
A couple of years ago, we discontinued the denim shirts sold on PS largely because of issues with producing and storing the cloth. Since then we’ve been working on alternatives, and finally settled on a Japanese-woven cotton last year. These ...
Introducing: Japanese denim shirts
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I do, though I also have some bespoke options. There is quite a big difference between sizes in the shirts, so that might account for why the large seems so large to you. Sometimes there is a very small amount of shrinka...
‘Bleu de Travail’ workwear
When I covered chore coats about this time last year, I mentioned that there were three major workwear materials that could be interchanged for different looks: blue denim, US-military green and duck-cotton canvas . It could be a Type II jacket with...
‘Bleu de Travail’ workwear
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You are totally right. I have mentioned those two brands in response to Mont St. Michel's reference since this brand, apart from bleus de travail also makes some marinières whereas Armor Lux and Le Minor are mostly into...
Massura: Building on constructive criticism
Three years ago , I covered the German outfit Massura , who were offering a well-priced bespoke and MTM service made in Naples. However the jacket they made me had some substantial issues, which I covered in a review in the normal, honest way we do ...
Massura: Building on constructive criticism
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Yes. That would be Great. Mr Roetzel is very knowledgeabe....
